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Occupy News Bins, UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident Recreated in LEGOs
Doctor Popular used an empty Employment Guide newspaper box (how apropos) in San Francisco to create his Occupy News Bins diorama out of LEGOs. The…
Polysics Covers Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto, With a Hilarious Music Video Featuring a Robot Rampage
A Transformers-style robot escapes from a film shoot and marches around a Japanese city while generally being a jerk in this hilarious music video for…
Pick Punch, A Guitar Pick Hole Punch
Invented by William Von Luhmann, the Pick Punch is an ingenious hole punch device that makes instant guitar picks out of old credit cards,…
Delightful Illustrations of Anthropomorphic Animals Wearing Clothes
Because of his tiny stature, this pygmy marmoset learned from an early age that all of his pants would need hemming. He became so good…
Onboard Video of R/C Plane Performing Stunts at UVA Charlottesville
Team Black Sheep created this impressive video of a remote-controlled, camera-equipped plane performing stunts around the University of Virginia, Charlottesville campus. via The Awesomer
The Gentlemen’s Rant: Fast Food
The Gentlemen’s Rant: Fast Food by John Elerick
The History of the CBS Eye Logo
“The History of the CBS Eye Logo” tells the story of the iconic CBS logo, which was created in 1951 by designer William Golden. The…
BrickStix, Restickable Decals for LEGOs Dreamt Up by Young Inventor
BrickStix are cling decals that can be removed and reused to customize the look of building brick systems like LEGOs and MEGA Bloks. They were…
Countdown, A Beautiful Animation of a Rocket Launch
“Countdown” by UK-based artist Celine Desrumaux is a beautiful short animation of a rocket launch sequence set to “Granular Bastard” by German electronic group Apparat.…
2011 Zombie Safe House Competition
The Zombie Safe House Competition is an annual competition that challenges architects and designers to create the ultimate safe house for a zombie apocalypse. The…